Christianity Today

November, 2017

Volume 61, Number 9

December, 2017
October, 2017

The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

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Cover Story

Cover Story

Steve Green Leaves His Mark on Washington

Interview by Martyn Wendell Jones

Hobby Lobby president hopes “to share this book we love with as many people as possible.”

Cover Story

Inside the Museum of the Bible

Martyn Wendell Jones

The new museum wants to ignite passion for the Word through high-tech wizardry and scholarly detachment. Can it do it all?

Features

What Does the Lord Require of You?

Mark Gignilliat

Micah’s most beloved verse is more than a spiritual to-do list.

The Truth about Suicide

More and more Americans are taking their own lives. How the church can step up.

The Promise and Failure of Antibiotics

Lindsay Stokes

How the church can play a key role in better stewardship of antibacterial medicine and avert a global health crisis.

We Need to Take Jesus’ Metaphor of Being Born Again More Seriously

Beth Stovell

It’s easy to ignore the painful, messy, universal experience of birth that Jesus was referring to.

More from this Issue

Testimony

A Punk Rock Rebel Returns to Church

Lily Burana

I was parked between “spiritual but not religious” and “New Age dilettante” when depression threw me into God’s arms.

Not a Mere Museum Piece

Why the Bible is better-suited for DC than I am.

Reply All

Responses to our September issue.

News

News

How Do You Solve a Theological Problem Like Maria?

Caribbean Christians grapple with God’s role in a devastating hurricane season.

News

Gleanings: November 2017

CT Staff

Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our November issue).

News

When Two Aren’t Better Than One: Right-Sizing Religion at the State Department

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

Experts debate plan to merge religious freedom and religious advocacy offices.

Reviews

Excerpt

The Rural Church: A Special House of Prayer

Brad Roth

An excerpt from “God’s Country.”

Stephen Mansfield: Why So Many Conservative Christians Wanted a ‘Pagan Brawler’ in the White House

Interview by Samuel D. James

And how their choice of Trump has affected the church since last year’s election.

Review

Today’s Church Needs the ‘Timeless Spirit’ of Pietism

Why a centuries-old reform movement might hold the key to transforming our world, one renewed heart at a time.

Review

Why Critics Are Wrong to Scold Evangelicals for Historical Rootlessness

Gregg R. Allison

A new book demonstrates the movement has been “a perennial and recurring feature of Christian history.”

New & Noteworthy Books

Matt Reynolds

Compiled by Matt Reynolds.

Views

The Best Retelling of the Jesus Story Isn’t from Narnia or Harry Potter

Our culture has produced plenty of fine remakes, but nothing beats the Old Testament prequel.

Editorial

What’s a Christian to Do with Statements and Confessions?

Public pressure to sign or abstain from them undermines their greatest value.

Our Silence Is Music to God’s Ears

The most joyful noise God desires from us may be none at all.

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